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Laurence Yep

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born
June 14, 1948 in San Francisco, The United States

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Born June 14, 1948 in San Francisco, California, Yep was the son of Thomas Gim Yep and Franche Lee Yep. Franche Lee, her family's youngest child, was born in Ohio and raised in West Virginia where her family owned a Chinese laundry. Yep's father, Thomas, was born in China and came to America at the age of ten where he lived, not in Chinatown, but with an Irish friend in a white neighborhood. After troubling times during the Depression, he was able to open a grocery store in an African-American neighborhood. Growing up in San Francisco, Yep felt alienated. He was in his own words his neighborhood's "all-purpose Asian" and did not feel he had a culture of his own. Joanne Ryder, a children's book author, and Yep met and became friends during c...more


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Books by Laurence Yep

Average rating: 3.61 · 7,485 ratings · 795 reviews · 77 distinct works
Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Warrior...
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 962 ratings — published 2001
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Dragonwings (Golden Mountai...
3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 973 ratings — published 1900 — 15 editions
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Dragon's Gate: Golden Mount...
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 499 ratings — published 1993 — 9 editions
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3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions
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Dragon of the Lost Sea
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 1982 — 9 editions
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2008
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Child of the Owl
3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 1977 — 7 editions
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Hiroshima
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 1995 — 6 editions
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Dragon Steel
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1985 — 4 editions
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Dragon Cauldron
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions
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Series by Laurence Yep

The Serpent's Children: Gol... Mountain Light Dragon's Gate: Golden Mount... The Traitor: Golden Mountai... Dragonwings Dragon Road: Golden Mountai... Sea Glass: Golden Mountain ...
Golden Mountain Chronicles (8 books)
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3.469411764705882 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 1,700 ratings
Dragon of the Lost Sea Dragon Steel Dragon Cauldron Dragon War
Dragon (4 books)
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3.8055172413793104 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 725 ratings
The Tiger's Apprentice Tiger's Blood Tiger Magic
Tiger's Apprentice (3 books)
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3.864734299516908 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 207 ratings
City of Fire City of Ice
City Trilogy (2 books)
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3.4017094017094016 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 117 ratings
The Case of the Goblin Pearls The Case of the Lion Dance The Case of the Firecrackers
Chinatown (3 books)
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3.3472222222222223 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 72 ratings
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Quotes by Laurence Yep

“You can learn to change the world or go on being changed by it.”
― Laurence Yep, Dragon's Gate: Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1867
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“Just because there's tarnish on the copper, doesn't mean there's not a shine beneath.”
― Laurence Yep, Dragon's Gate: Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1867
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“Sometimes it's easier to be as bad as they expect you to be.”
― Laurence Yep, Dragon's Gate: Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1867
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Laurence Yep: Which book are you currently reading? 13 6 Mar 13, 2009 08:05am  
The Book Challenge: Meghan's Other 2009 Challenges 11 69 Oct 31, 2009 09:58am  
Pick-a-Shelf: 2009-09 - Historical Fiction - Post September Reviews Here 111 135 Jan 23, 2010 12:34am  
The Newbery Award...: 1976 Honor - Dragonwings 1 1 Feb 07, 2010 02:54pm  
The Newbery Award...: 1994 Honor - Dragon's Gate 1 2 Feb 08, 2010 09:15am  
Book Ends: Read the Month -- May 3 5 Apr 17, 2010 03:11pm  
Pick-a-Shelf: Another mini game: Chain Challenge - ended May 10, 2010 69 172 May 12, 2010 09:48pm  
GR-101: Book Appr...: 2010 Final Grades Master List 34 14 Jun 28, 2010 12:29pm  
The Book Challenge: Meghan's 2009 Book Challenge 84 210 Sep 28, 2010 01:39am  
Children's Books: Stories About Immigration 19 74 Nov 11, 2010 11:55am  


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